Finger-steadying device



Aug. 23, 1949.

J. T. BRANSFIELD FINGER-STEADYING DEVICE Filed Aug. 19, 1946 l lgi INV NTOR.

Patented Aug. 23, 1949 UNITED STATES OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to finger-steadying devices. It has particular reference to steadying the fingers in applying nail polish to the finger nails.

As is well known to all users of fingernail polish, the fingers must be held steady in applying the nail polish and the like, or the polish will be smeared onto the edges of the fingers or there will be difficulty in making the neat line required.

If the polish is smeared onto the edges of the fingers, the same must be wiped off immediately or else it will dry and harden on the flesh, and it is hard to remove. Elven quickly removing any polish that gets onto the fingers is a task, because it is difiicult to remove the polish from the flesh without also removing some that is properly applied to the finger nails. Furthermore, while this is being done, the polish is drying on the nail, and, if additional polish is applied after the first application hardens, an uneven effect results.

These are some of the disadvantages which may occur when polish gets onto the flesh around the finger nail, not to mention the lint that may get onto the polish which is not wholly dried on the nail, in trying to remove that which has been improperly applied.

A large section of the users of nail polish require finely delineated polishing, such as polishing around the half-moon on the nail, or polishing to leave a margin at the edge or" the nail tip.

In order to steady the hand, I have provided, according to the principle of my invention, a hand-steadying device consisting of a disc-like support, having cut-outs for the fingers and the thumb.

There are five cut-outs in the form which I have shown for the four fingers and the thumb; although only as few as two cut-outs may be sufiicient, i. e., one for the thumb and one for the second finger.

In order to use the device, the fingers and the thumb will be inserted in their approximate cutouts, and the hand may be revolved with the disc to polish the nails, with the fingers being held steadily.

I have also provided means for supporting the polish. I have provided an aperture in the center of the disc which is adapted to screw on the threaded neck on the usual nail-polish bottle, so that the finger-steadying device will set on the shoulder of the bottle, and the bottle may be supported at its lower end upon the palm of the hand.

These and other objects and advantages will appear and be brought out more fully in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the device of my invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevation showing the same in combination with a polish bottle.

Referring to the drawings in detail, in which I have shown the preferred form for the purpose of illustrating the principle of my invention, I have shown my finger-steadying device 5, which may generally take the form of a disc having cut-outs 6 for the thumb, for example; 1 for the first or little finger, depending on which hand is being used; 8 for the second or third finger; 9 for the third or second finger; and II] for the little finger or the first finger. However, it will be understood that the fingers may be placed in any of the cut-outs preferred.

I have also provided straight faces I0, l2 for abutment by the first and fourth fingers, or the reverse, depending on which hand is used, so as to give further bearing between the fingers.

I have also provided a central opening I3. This opening will permit the steadying device 5 to be screwed down on the usual threads of the usual nail-polish bottle, so as to set on the shoulder I I of the bottle. In this way, it will be evident that the bottom of the bottle may set on the palm of the hand while the steadying device is grasped by the fingers and the thumb to steady the fingers.

It is believed that the structure and operation of my device will be apparent without further description.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variation and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising: a fiat plate-like disc having a pair of oppositely disposed notches in its marginal periphery for the reception of the small and index finger of the user, the defining edges of said notches including first portions extending diametrically inwardly of said periphery and other portions curved and intersecting said periphery, the periphery of said disc having additional between the thumb and fingers of a hand, and

having a plurality of recesses in its marginal periphery for positioning said thumb and fingers in spaced relation about a central area of said support, said support having means within said central area for presenting a single source of 4 coating material adjacent to each of the supported fingers and thumb and fixed against relative movement with respect to the same.

JAMES T. BRANSFIELD.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of-this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,147,314 Percy Feb. 14, 1939 2,396,154

Campbell Mar. 5, 1946 

